{"id":142388,"date":"2023-10-17T03:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=142388"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:42:55","slug":"european-commission-sets-out-instruments-to-manage-demographic-change-in-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/european-commission-sets-out-instruments-to-manage-demographic-change-in-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission sets out instruments to manage demographic change in the European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Commission has adopted a Communication presenting a set of policy tools available to Member States for managing demographic change and its impacts on the EU’s society and economy, including its global competitiveness.\u00a0<\/strong>
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The Communication outlines the wide range of tools (including regulatory instruments, policy frameworks and funding) available to Member States to do so. These tools can be effectively combined with national and regional policies to empower and support everyone in reaping the benefits and smoothly face off the challenges of demographic change.<\/p>\n

Decisive and concerted EU action to manage demographic change<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The demography toolbox draws on experiences from across the EU and sets out a comprehensive approach to demographic change structured around four pillars:<\/p>\n

1) support\u00a0parents<\/strong>\u00a0by better reconciling family aspirations and paid work, notably by ensuring access to quality childcare and good work-life balance;<\/p>\n

2) supporting and empowering\u00a0younger generations<\/strong>\u00a0to thrive, develop their skills, facilitate their access to the labour market and to affordable housing;<\/p>\n

3) empowering\u00a0older generations<\/strong>\u00a0and sustaining their welfare, through reforms combined with appropriate labour market and workplace policies;<\/p>\n

4) where necessary, addressing labour shortages through managed legal\u00a0migration<\/strong>, in full complementarity to harnessing talents from within the EU.<\/p>\n

The toolbox recognises the need to take on board the territorial dimension of demographic shifts, specifically in regions that experience the phenomenon of population decline and a significant outward mobility of young workers (\u2018brain drain’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Demographic challenges of Member States and political responses to address them<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Implementing the demography toolbox<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The demography toolbox can help spur, fine-tune and better coordinate policies at the EU and national level. The Commission calls on Member States to develop and implement integrated policies to tackle demographic change and to mainstream demographic concerns into all policy areas.<\/p>\n

Member States’ policies should be grounded in the local realities as demographic challenges differ across Member States and regions. Gender equality, non-discrimination and intergenerational fairness must be at the heart of policy choices. Digital technologies can boost Europe’s competitive edge and help offset the impacts of demographic change. Policy-makers should promote citizens’ active participation in this effort and involve all players \u2013 social partners, civil society organisations, and others.<\/p>\n

In addition to regulatory instruments and policy frameworks, a number of financing instruments are available at EU level to support Member States, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund+ (ESF+).<\/p>\n

Furthermore, with a view to enhancing the available tools to tackle demographic challenges, the Commission will:<\/p>\n